Hard Work Pays Off! Woohoo!

Today's weigh-in (insert biggest loser scale noise here) 208.4 Five pounds! You read it right, and believe me I worked for it! I am committed to this process. It may take me a life time to learn everything I need to, but I am working at it, and doing the best I can. You have seen me falter, fail, and avoid. But I hope that you take hope in the fact that there is always the opportunity to do better tomorrow what you couldn't today. Our fears will convince us that we are stuck, frozen, unable to accomplish it. And when we overcome them, we realize that there are no limits, or boundaries to what we can achieve. We create the limits, we create the boundaries. We create our futures, our dreams, our hopes, and our wishes. We are the creators, we are in control. And only our foolishness allows us to believe less than that.

So this last week has been great!! I am always amazed at the amount of joy that is received when I choose to accomplish a goal, commandment, or my best. The world would have us believe that it cannot come that easily, that happiness cannot come through just a simple choice. IT CAN. If you are striving to do what is right, striving to be the best you, then what is there that can stop you from feeling happy, invigorated, energized, hopeful? NOTHING! I believe that there is a God out there, waiting to share His blessings with us. He is patient, long-suffering, and merciful. He desires our happiness, and has provided a map for us to find the richest happiness that we can obtain. When we strive to live as He would want us to, we are a happier people. There is no drug, vitamin, or amount of exercise that can compensate for the happiness that He offers. His is pure, loving, comforting, and motivating.

I am also a firm believer that when we strive to live according to commandments, that we are blessed to combat against the temptations, and our own weaknesses. I know this to be true because I have felt it in my life. I committed, again, and the temptation of junk food, soda, chocolate, and everything else that I love/hate to eat, is minimized. It is hard to describe accurately. I believe it is something that you have to put to test on your own.

So here is my challenge to you: Choose one thing that you want to do/be better at. Try for one week to hold true to trying and note the differences you feel, and see.

If you need further proof look at my past posts. You will be able to see the difference in my writing. When I am striving to be my best, doing what Heavenly Father needs me to do, my writing reflects my joy, my hope, and my faith. When I am faltering, my writing takes on a woe is me attitude. Test it out!

I still have 55 more pounds to go. I am determined, hopeful, and excited for the challenge. Why? Because I believe I can. I have dropped the chains that have held me bondage and I am realizing my own strength and abilities. There are no limits to what I can accomplish. If I put forth the effort, I will be rewarded!

I am liking this process more this time around!